Cyber Security Research

Abstract

Our military forces require resilient, reliable networks and computer systems to conduct effective operations. However, the number and sophistication of threats in cyberspace are rapidly growing, making it critical to improve the cyber security of Department of Defense (DoD) systems to counter those threats and assure our missions. The Cyber Applied Research program focuses on innovative and sustained research in both cyber security and computer network operations to develop new concepts to harden key network and computer components, design new resilient cyber infrastructures, increase the military’s ability to fight and survive during cyber attacks, disrupt nation-state level attack planning and execution, measure the state of cyber security, explore and exploit new ideas in cyber warfare for agile cyber operations and mission assurance, and protect tactical networks, weapons systems and platforms. This program builds upon existing basic and applied research results. The program focuses on integrating computer network defense and computer network operations, addressing joint problems in cyber operations, and filling capability and technology gaps as identified in the 2012 Cyber Priority Steering Council Science and Technology (S&T) Roadmap, the 2013 Cyber S&T Capability Gap Framework and other assessments conducted by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD(R&E)). Progress and results are reviewed by the DoD Cyber S&T Community of Interest. New efforts will also be aligned with emerging U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) mission requirements.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
• Source ID: 0602668D8Z_2_0400_PB_2016
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2016 internal realignment reflects funding for higher Departmental priorities and requirements.
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Advanced Persistent Threat
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Networks
• Computers
• Cyber Warfare
• Cyberattacks
• Cyberspace
• Cyberspace Operations
• Department Of Defense
• Graphics Processing Unit
• Image Processing
• Information Systems
• Mobile Phones
• Network Science
• Networks
• Simulations
• Unmanned Aerial Systems

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

• Cyber